Category: On Thriving
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Sometimes I look deeper.. Deeper within. ‘Cause I hope you know that Vulnerability is an eye to the window of your soul. I remember a time when I knew I had skills; yet I didn’t use them. I took no risks. It wasn’t until I began to “call myself a photographer, that I truly became…
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What is your soul, actually? I was speaking to someone the other day about how the soul engages with the spirit, and why we think we may have been given it. I believe the soul is a part of who we are because we have volition – power to make choices in life that may …
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Greener Pastures: (My post on Better Self-Worth& Esteem) Psalm 23:1 “The Lord is My Shepherd. I lack nothing.” I’m learning to appreciate everything these days….. And I am blessed to be able to be living in a place where I’ve been for seven years. It’s been a journey of acceptance; yet also esteem. Approximately 13…
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“We Are All Like Trees.” I’ll never forget how her face lit up when she said these words. I was in South Africa, Kuma, South Africa, in fact. I was teaching in a classroom of South African teenagers, and I was on cloud nine, (naw ….101..) Her words were so simple and freeing. Powerful, yet…
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Last night was amazing. I spent an hour and a half in community with folk in my church community. Some were members  of my church, and others were not. We all had three things in common: Purpose, Passion And Potential. Our desire is to reach for this, collectively. Some just wanted to be in a…
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This very well may be first writing in 2018 on Receiving. I suppose if I set a goal, then by the end of this year, both you and me shall learn immensely about my one word. (So my first goal is to truly see where this precious word leads me!) I will say this, this…
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Hey there, first week in January and I feeling like I’m on a roll, already! I’ve been doing a out of contemplating over the past two weeks an have found that being in the place of “Receiving “ has been very prosperous for me. Let me be completely  transparent about why this word is so…
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I’m learning authentic happiness is often unearthed in the places we least expect. So… after a very challenging week last week, and more contemplation on just what it takes to remain in a positive state of mind and be: #NthabiHappy , I have found that it takes effort and a soul- searching and it helps…
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Simply being this summer.. at home (in Rochester, NY), this summer was amazing. Even when I just simply sat at home -in the home where I was born- and watched TV with my dad or stayed up late with my mother, I felt like I was in Nirvana. There were a few beautiful ‘movie moments’…
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So… I remember a time in my life when I was really indecisive. I remember I was trying to please others so much, I forgot about myself. In that process, I made a lot of decisions that didn’t give much regard to my life, or emotional safety. What I wanted out of life, was on the…